Deepdale Farm - 20 August 2025

 Rather blowy and very, very quiet today. Only 10 birds processed.

Total: 9 (1)

Blackcap - 1
Blue Tit - 1
Coal Tit - 2
Dunnock - 1
Great Tit - 0 (1)
Robin - 2
Whitethroat - 2

Ring reading at Snettisham- 18th August 2025

 It wasn't a particularly high tide today, but sufficient to get some of the terns and gulls close enough for colour rings to be read. The Black-tailed Godwits were also on the pits so, although there were plenty that we couldn't get the codes or full combinations for we also recorded quite a few birds from other projects, and also found YN(2144) one of our own Med Gull juveniles from Scolt Head just along the coast.

2144, ringed at Scolt Head 25 June, fledging date 17th July and reported

 from Snettisham 13th and 18th August

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Left Red Red Right Lime Yellow (H)

Left White over Lime Right White over Orange Flag

    Just a few of the project birds seen, details awaited for most of then

Norfolk Rivers Trust, Ingoldisthorpe Lagoons - 15th August 2025

 A total of 52 birds processed at the lagoons today. Adult migrant species are very thin on the ground now. Only one adult Reed Warbler with any other adults being resident birds.

Some notable singles today, Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher and Wood Pigeon in addition to a Robin. Leading species of the day, Blackcap. Team of CL & DKL.

3M Sparrowhawk

3M Kingfisher

Reed Bunting with UW(CL) darvic, no doubt who was to process this bird!

Total: 49 (3)

Blackcap - 13
Blue Tit - 3
Chiffchaff - 8
Dunnock - 5 (1)
Kingfisher - 1
Reed Bunting - 2
Reed Warbler - 7 (2)
Robin - 1
Sedge Warbler - 2
Whitethroat - 5
Wood Pigeon - 1

Dersingham Bog - 14th August 2025

 An evening spent in pursuit of Stonechats. We did quite well, marking 5 with darvics and even captured a juvenile Nightjar.

The first Stonechat was very interesting with dark feathers in the axillary pit. 

   

3M Stonechat

A juvenile female Nightjar rounded the evening off nicely.

Total: 7

Nightjar - 1
Stonechat - 5
Whitethroat - 1

Sculthorpe Moor - 13th August 2025

 Discovery day at Sculthorpe Moor, the second of four being held every Wednesday throughout August.
We were concerned about the heat and began taking nets in very open areas down from 10:30am to avoid birds being in nets for too long as the heat intensity increased.

That didn't stop us catching plenty of birds to show the children, and their fascinated adults. Three Kingfishers on the day was most definitely an unexpected bonus.

Total:51 (5)

Blackcap - 4 (1)
Blue Tit - 3
Chiffchaff - 8 (1)
Great Tit - 4
Kingfisher - 3
Marsh Tit - 1 (1)
Reed Warbler - 19 (2)
Sedge Warbler - 4
Whitethroat - 1
Wren - 4

Norfolk Rivers Trust, Ingoldisthorpe Lagoons - 10th August 2025

 A total of 68 birds today with 15 species on the record sheet. It was unusual to capture a Garden Warbler as we see very few across all the sites that we work. Lesser Whitethroat was another species that don't feature heavily in our catches. Leading species was Reed Warbler, juveniles bar for a single individual. A juvenile Yellowhammer proved breeding to have taken place fairly locally.

Garden Warbler

Lesser Whitethroat

Yellowhammer

Total: 64 (4)

Blackbird - 2
Blackcap - 8
Blue Tit - 4
Chiffchaff - 12
Dunnock - 1
Garden Warbler - 1
Lesser Whitethroat - 1
Reed Bunting - 2
Reed Warbler - 15 (1)
Robin - 1
Sedge Warbler - 6 (2)
Song Thrush - 1
Whitethroat - 6 (1)
Wren - 3
Yellowhammer - 1

Deepdale Farm - 8th August 2025

 A bit on the windy side and with no takers for the session, we switched to a smaller site that would afford some shelter from the stiff breeze. 

Only 21 birds captured, although a large flock of Long-tailed Tits that completely missed all nets could have swelled the total quite a bit. Whitethroats were particularly interesting as the mainly young birds made up almost half of the catch. Pleased to get a Lesser Whitethroat as this is the site where we are most likely to encounter them.

Lesser Whitethroat juvenile

One of 8 juvenile Whitethroat on the day.

Total: 18 (3)

Blackbird - 1
Blackcap - 1 (2)
Blue Tit - 1
Dunnock - 1
Lesser Whitethroat - 1
Whitethroat - 9 (1)
Wren - 4